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Phase-related fundamental and second harmonic femtosecond pulses induce directional charge motion in group IV materials at 300 K. THz emission reveals peak current densities of 0.5 kA/cm2 in silicon and currents of 1 nA per carbon nanotube.
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Betz, M. et al. (2009). Coherently controlled ballistic charge currents in unbiased bulk silicon and single-walled carbon nanotubes. In: Corkum, P., Silvestri, S., Nelson, K., Riedle, E., Schoenlein, R. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_83
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